Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-10-28
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
An Epitons Of the Principal Events Now
Attracting Public Interest


Only one delegate was on hand TOR
the convention OF the National Reform
Party, announced to be held at SYRIA
cuse, New York.
1t is stated that the Emperor OF
Brazil has announced his intention of
Indicating his throne, owing to MS
health being impaired.
Nathan Z. Sutton, who shot and
killed Alexander Martin near Liver
more, CAL, year ego, has been SEN
fenced to be hanged December y.
VIM. Rusac, carpenter, while re-
pairing windows in the second story OF
a house in San Francisco, lost his foot
ing and fell to the sidewalk. He lived
but few hours.
The Austrian steamer Hapsburg col
lided with and sank the savarian
steamer on Lake Constance, Austria.
Many passengers were drowned, the
exact number being unknown.
The people OF Montana will send
monster petition to the Governor OF
Idaho for the pardon OF Robert
Thomas, confined in the Idaho peni-
Tertiary for burglary, OF which they
declare him innocent.
Assistant Secretary Maynard has de-
cided that pauper children, sent to
this country to be provided for by
charity socities in this country and
forwarded to homes in the West, can
not be allowed to land.
The members of the O'Connor family
father, mother and two sons-were
convicted at New York OF having
robbed and assaulted a young English
woman named Mary E. HARDWOOD, and
sentenced by Judge Cowing to state
prison for sixteen years each.
Chicago capitalists are seriously con-
sidering the project of building large
factory in Los Angeles to manufacture
all kinds of time pieces, from the
smallest watch to the largest church
tower clock. 1t is proposed TO build
on a scale requiring 1000 men, mostly
skilled wOrkmen.
A special from Ponchatoula, La,
says that negro drowned his wife be-
cause she refused to live with him any
longer. While she was drowning her
brother came upon the scene and fired
twenty buckshot into his sisters MUIR
derer, who sank with the body of his
victim to the bottom Of the Amite
river
A cloud burst occurred just above
the city of Chihuahua, Mexico, and a
flood came sweeping down on the
town, inundating its streets and alleys
and swelling the stream that ran
through the town to frightful proper
tons, carrying away magnificent
bridge 300 feet long that spanned the
channel, and cutting the city in twain.
Richard Moore and wife, while NOV
ing at Chicago, accidentlv knocked
over lamp, firing the building, and
both were suffocated in the flames
The fire was extinguisned promptly
by the fire department. Moore's body
was found on top of the floor, where
he had been literally roasted alive in
an instant. Mrs. Moore was still alive
when found, but died shorty after
wards.
The report of Land Commissioner
Sparks shows that since March 4,
1885, 81 ,S24,4S1 acres have been re-
stored to the public domain. Sales
entries and selections for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1887, embrace
%, Ill 400 acres, and of Indian lands
746,637 acres, making a total of 25,-
1858 03S acres, an increase for the year
1886 of 1873 Ala acres, and an increase
of 1862 ,524 compared with the fiscal
year 1885.
Fire broke out in the Northern Ohio
insane asylum at Cleveland, during
the weekly dance given the more tract
able of the patients. While they were
enjoying themselves cry of fire y
was raised, and flames and smoke sud
denly burst into the dancing hall,
creating a fearful panic among the $50
inmates. AS soon as the first excite
ment had abated, the attendants made
a courageous dash and moved the I'M
fortunates who had been overcome
The bodies of six women who were
sutlocated were recovered, and thre.
more were found in an injured condi-
ton.
A dispatch from Nogales, A. T., says
All attempts to get further news of the
destruction caused by the storm on the
southern coasts have been futile. The
supposition here is that the cities oil
Mazatlan and San Bias have been par
TALLY, if not wholly destroyed by q
hurricane and tidal wave. 1t is said
that the shore of the bay at Guaymas
in Mexico, is crowded by people await.
ing tidings from the swept-away cities
and schooners. On the gulf the storm,
and tidal wave were the most severe
that have ever been known, Many oil
those who have wealth are rushing tC
the scene of disaster for the purpose o.
lending aid.
A special from North Judson, Ind.
says Another Chatsworth railroad
horror occurred on the Chicago & At
lantic Railway, sixty miles east of Chi
cago, near Kouts station. Seventeen
passengers were killed and burned III
in the wreck, and from twenty to thirty
We're more or less injured. A heavy
fresh meat train teleseopcd the even
ing accommodation train and the New
York express. The accommodation
with one baggage car, two coache,
and one sleeper, had stopped at $
water tank for water, about one mil,
west OF Kout's, and freight trair
following crashed into the sleeper, tel